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A. MENTE. BOUQUET HOLDER.

Patented May 29,1894.

UNITED STATES ATENT ALBERT MENTE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOUQUET-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 520,650, dated May 29, 1894. Application filed February 14, 1894:. Serial No. 500,131. (NomodeL) .To aZZ whom it may concern: 1. Fig. 4 is an edge view of the holdershown Be it known that I, ALBERT MENTE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bouquet- Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The prevailing custom among ladies of wearing corsage bouquets implies the securing of the bunch of flowers to the waist or bodice of the dress. This is usually done by the use of several pins put through the dress and over the stems of the flowers, the said stems being in direct contact with the fabric of the dress, and being moist and tender they are very liable to soil the fabric, especially if it is of fine texture and delicate color.

A holder consisting of a strip of metal with an attaching pin, a central penetrating point and an elastic to pass over the stemsof the flowers has heretofore been made but the same did not hold the flowers securely or prevent their falling over, and the dress was not reliably protected.

The object of my invention is to overcome these difficulties.

In carrying out my invention I employ a metal shield interposed between the dress and the flower stems with projecting pins to engage the stems and steady the same and prevent the bouquet tipping over. The shield or metal plate is concave to assist in holding the flowers from tipping over and may be of any desired width to accommodate the bouquet. A fastening pin is secured to the back of the plate and serves to connect the holder to the dress. An eye is secured to one edge of the metal plate and a chain passes through this eye, and the respective ends are provided with enlargements suchas balls, cubes or other ornamental forms. Upon the opposite edge of the plate is a hook and the chain is long enough to extend across the plate loosely and be passed into and engaged by the hook. The pins or penetrating points pass into and engage the flower stems and the flowers are maintained in an upright position by the pins and the chain across outside the stems.

In the drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are elevations representing my improvements. F1g. 3

is a side elevation of the holder shown in Fig.

in Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a sectional plan at the line w a: of Fig. 1.

In Fig. 1 a bunch of flowers is shown by dotted lines, and in Fig. 5 the flower stems are shown in cross section. The plate a or shield that intervenes between the dress and flower stems is preferably of metal and of lozenge, oval or diamond form and concave, and the edges and surface may be ornamented in any desired manner. I have shown the central portion of the plate as removed to lighten and ornament the same but sufficient metal is left for ample strength. The convex side of the plate is at the back and the concave side receives the grouped flower stems. Upon the back an attaching pin 1) of usual construction is secured.

In Figs. 1, 3 and 5, the plate is represented with a vertical pin, and in Figs. 2 and 4 the pin is shown as horizontal. Upon the front of the plate or shield are two or more projecting and penetrating points 0 c, and these are above and below the horizontal central line of the plate and their office is to enter and hold the handle of the bouquet or group of flower stems steadily after the said stems are laid against the concave side of the plate. The eye at is connected to one edge of the plate a and the hook e to the opposite edge.

The chain f passes through the eye (1 and upon its respective ends are enlargements M such as balls, cubes or other ornamental forms. The chain f is long enough to extend across the plate a loosely and be passed into and be engaged by the hook e. Asshown in Fig. 5, the chain when so engaged extends across the stems of the bunch of flowers or bouquet handle and presses the same against the metal plate, the pins or penetrating points a c holding the stems and flowers in place and preventing their sagging or falling over. The 1 plate or shield a keeps the stems away from contact with the fabric of the ladys waist or bodice, so that there is little liability of the same being moistened or stained, and the holder is readily attached or detached and can be placed in any desired location.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination in a bouquet holder, of a concave plate, an attaching pin at the back,

two or more projecting pins in the concave of the plate, and a chain connected at one end and extending across from one side to the other of the concave plate, and an engaging hook, substantially as specified.

2. The combination in a bouquet holder, of a concave plate, an attaching pin at the back, two or more projecting pins in the concave of the plate, and an eye on one edge and a hook on the other edge of the concave plate, and a chain through said eye and adapted to engage said hook, substantially as specified.

3. The combination in a bouquet holder, of

a concave plate, an attaching pin at theback,

the respective ends of the chain, substan- 2o tially as specified.

Signed by me this 8th day of February, 1894.

ALBERT MENTE.

Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINCKNEY, HAROLD SERRELL. 

